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Why Yudkowsky is wrong about "covalently bonded equivalents of biology" (titotal.substack.com)
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This is my article on one of the dumbest and most obviously false claims Yudkowsky has ever made, about biology not using covalent bonds.

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[-] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 9 months ago

Bone is weaker than diamond, then, because... why?

Well, partially, IIUC, because calcium atoms are heavier than carbon atoms. So even if per-bond the ionic forces are strong, some of that is lost in the price you pay for including heavier atoms whose nuclei have more protons that are able to exert the stronger electrical forces making up that stronger bond.

i don't even know where to begin. stay in school, kids

[-] earthquake@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

Guy with 4 wiki pages open, determined to win an argument, even if it means stacking shit until the other person stops responding.

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